Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: Consciousness as the field of pure potential, accessible through Transcendental Meditation.

Ramana Maharshi: The practice of self-inquiry (“Who am I?”) as a direct path to realizing awareness beyond thought.

Neem Karoli Baba: Consciousness revealed through love, devotion, and surrender.

Bessel van der Kolk: Trauma reshapes the body and brain (“The Body Keeps the Score”).

Dr. Tony Nader: Physiology and Veda as reflections of one another — each structure in the body mirrors structures of consciousness.

Gabor Maté: Illness and addiction as adaptations; wisdom comes from listening to the body’s signals with compassion.

Double-slit experiment as metaphor: observation collapses probability into form.

Healing framed as shifting from one probability to another (choosing new patterns).

Mind-body practices as tools for aligning awareness with desired outcomes.

Research on oxytocin and the “tend-and-befriend” stress response.

Self-compassion studies (Kristin Neff) showing reduced anxiety and increased resilience.

Spiritual teachers: Love as both the path and the destination (Ram Dass, Maharishi).